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Legal costs continue to exact significant expense on businesses. Annual direct costs – economic and noneconomic – of the U.S. tort system were $261 billion or 2.1 percent of gross domestic product in 2005, according to a national study. Minnesota laws should be reformed so that Minnesota is not viewed as the forum of choice for litigation, especially in class-action lawsuits.

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AT THE MINNESOTA CHAMBER, CONTACT:
Tom Hesse, vice president of government affairs
(651) 292-4678
thesse@mnchamber.com

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